Paranthrene diaphana
| Paranthrene diaphana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Paranthrene |
| Species: | P. diaphana |
| Binomial name | |
| Paranthrene diaphana Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925[1] | |
Paranthrene diaphana is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria,[2] as well as Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species[3] (including Salix alba). They mine the trunks of their host plant. Adult females preferably deposit their eggs in injured parts of the host tree.
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